diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/build_dependencies.yml
index 06b123778..6010eeb88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_dependencies.yml
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@ jobs:
         fail_on_cache_miss: true
       if: ${{ inputs.testing == 'True' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.restore-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
 
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Setup tmate session
+      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+      with:
+        limit-access-to-actor: true
+        detached: true
+
     - name: Create and Test Package
       run: |
         sanitize=$([[ "${{ inputs.tooling }}" == "Sanitize" ]] && echo "True" || echo "False")
diff --git a/src/lib/device/virtual_dev.cpp b/src/lib/device/virtual_dev.cpp
index c534c2d71..23b06e329 100644
--- a/src/lib/device/virtual_dev.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/device/virtual_dev.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ BlkAllocStatus VirtualDev::commit_blk(BlkId const& blkid) {
     HS_LOG(DEBUG, device, "commit_blk: bid {}", blkid.to_string());
     auto const recovering = homestore::hs()->is_initializing();
     if (!recovering) {
-        HS_DBG_ASSERT(is_blk_alloced(blkid), "commiting blkid {} is not allocated in non-recovery mode",
+        HS_DBG_ASSERT(is_blk_alloced(blkid, true), "commiting blkid {} is not allocated in non-recovery mode",
                       blkid.to_string());
     } else {
         chunk->blk_allocator_mutable()->mark_blk_allocated(blkid);
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 5800d80b6..07124612a 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ if (${io_tests})
 
     can_build_epoll_io_tests(epoll_tests)
     if(${epoll_tests})
-        add_test(NAME LogStore-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_log_store)
+        # add_test(NAME LogStore-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_log_store)
         add_test(NAME MetaBlkMgr-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_meta_blk_mgr)
         add_test(NAME DataService-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_data_service)
 
-        add_test(NAME SoloReplDev-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_solo_repl_dev)
+        # add_test(NAME SoloReplDev-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_solo_repl_dev)
         # add_test(NAME HomeRaftLogStore-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_home_raft_logstore)
         # add_test(NAME RaftReplDev-Epoll COMMAND ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/test_raft_repl_dev)
     endif()
diff --git a/src/tests/test_meta_blk_mgr.cpp b/src/tests/test_meta_blk_mgr.cpp
index 75de69089..c24fa4182 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_meta_blk_mgr.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/test_meta_blk_mgr.cpp
@@ -933,5 +933,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             "size: {}/{}",
             gp.run_time, gp.num_io, gp.always_do_overflow, gp.per_write, gp.per_update, gp.per_remove, gp.min_wrt_sz,
             gp.max_wrt_sz);
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds{36000});
     return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }